![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | The Ed Wynn Show (15 December 1949, Episode 13)
An episode of the short-lived early TV comedy "The Ed Wynn Show". This weak episode was already out-dated when it aired (compared with other surviving kinescopes from this period), and fails to make good use of it's guests (Buddy Ebsen and Hattie McDaniel, who don't appear together at any time). The picture quality is atrocious, not caused by a bad encoding but by what looks like a video tape transfer from another video tape transfer of another video tape transfer of a 16mm kinescope made with f...
Keywords: 40s; 40's; 1940s; 1940's; TV; Television; Classic TV; Classic Television; Variety Series
Downloads: 996
Average rating:  (1 review) |  |
| The Ed Wynn Show (15 April 1950, Episode 30)
An episode of the short-lived early TV comedy "The Ed Wynn Show". This episode starts normally, then decends into near-surrealism, before ending with a song. Guests in this episode are Barbara Jo Allen ("Vera Vague") and John Charles Thomas. Picture quality is sloppy as usual for this series.
Keywords: 50s; 1950s; 50's; 1950's; Fifties; TV; Television; Classic TV; Classic Television; Variety Series
Downloads: 1,720
Average rating: (1 review) |  |
| Tales Of Frankenstein (Jack The Ripper)
Second episode of an unsold anthology series.
Keywords: tales; frankenstein; Jack the Ripper; Jack; ripper; face; tombstone; mirror; Kurt Siodmack; unsold; pilot; science fiction; horror; Hammer; Universal; Screen Gems; TV; series
Downloads: 720 |  |
| Early TV: The Ed Wynn Show (25 March 1950, Episode 27)
An episode of the short-lived early TV comedy "The Ed Wynn Show". Like many early variety shows, this program has elements of both Vaudeville & Radio. Guests in this episode include Gloria Swanson. Picture quality is sloppy due to bad source material.
Keywords: 50s; 1950s; 50's; 1950's; Fifties; TV; Television; Classic TV; Classic Television; Variety Series; Gloria Swanson; Ed Wynn
Downloads: 1,476
Average rating:  (3 reviews) |  |
| 1950's Television: ''You Bet Your Life'' - Secret Word: Voice
An episode of the hugely popular 1950's Television series "You Bet Your Life", featuring the comic talents of Groucho Marx. A "comedic quiz show", much of this program's humor was improvised, although Groucho usually would have a very basic idea on who would appear each episode. Like most 1950's quiz shows, it wasn't rigged, but the scandals involving "Twenty One", "Dotto" and "The $64,000 Question" caused ratings to decline...
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; Classic Television; TV; 50s; 50's; 1950s; 1950's; Fifties; Humor; Humorous; Groucho Marx; DeSoto; Game Show; Shows; Series; Quiz; Vintage; Old Time Television
Downloads: 10,234
Average rating: (5 reviews) |  |
| 60s TV commercials, network promos: Honey West, The FBI, etc. - ABC
ABC-TV network promos for the 1965-66 season. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The FBI (black & white ads with "in color" tags), Twelve O'Clock High, and two short-lived flops: The Legend of Jessie James and A Man Called Shenandoah (a high-concept western about a man with amnesia). Plus another FBI spot and product ads for Breck. Last, two unusual promos with "Honey West" stars Anne Francis and John Ericson...
Keywords: 1960s; classic; television; series; advertisements; ads; advertising
Downloads: 2,440
Average rating:  (1 review) |  |
| 60s Television Commercials 1965-66 (part 2)
More "brought to you by" product ads that ran during the 1965-1966 season of ABC's "Honey West". Sponsors: Sweeta, Old Spice, El Producto cigars (with George Burns), High Sierra after shave, Baby Magic lotion, the United Way, Dippity-Do, White Rain, and Muriel Cigars (with amazing Marilyn Monroe look-alike Edie Adams, identified by reviewer below).
Keywords: ads; vintage; classic; television; series; advertising; TV; promos; commercial; advertisements
Downloads: 2,184
Average rating: (1 review) |  |
| ''All Star Revue'' - 1 March 1952
An episode of the comedy/variety series "All Star Revue". This episode features Olsen and Johnson. Contains the original 1952 commercials. Picture quality is bad.
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; Early Television; Olsen and Johnson; Variety series; Comedy
Downloads: 1,507
Average rating:  (1 review) |  |
| Space Patrol - Interplanetary Smugglers (1952)
Episode "Interplanetary smugglers" of Science-fiction series "Space patrol", Jun. 28, 1952. With Ed Kemmer as "Commander Buzz Corry" and Lyn Osborn as "Cadet Happy". Contains original commercials.
Keywords: Classic TV; Series; 1952; Space Patrol; Live; Kinescope; Science fiction; ABC; Wheat Chex; Rice Chex
Downloads: 1,520
Average rating: (1 review) |  |
| ''Four Star Playhouse'' - The Contest
An episode of the 1950s anthology series "Four Star Playhouse". This episode originally aired 4 November 1954, and stars Dick Powell.
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; 1950s; 50s; Fifties; Anthology series; Anthology; Four Star Playhouse
Downloads: 989
Average rating: (1 review) |  |
| ''The Colgate Comedy Hour'' - 21 February 1954
An episode of "The Colgate Comedy Hour" with host Gene Wesson, and special guests Sonja Henie, Abbott & Costello, and a bunch of other people. Contains the original commrcials for Colgate-Palmolive products!
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; 1950s; 50s; Fifties; Variety Series; Variety Show
Downloads: 761 |  |
| ''The Chevy Mystery Show'' - The Suicide Club
An episode of "The Chevy Mystery Show" starring Cesar Romero, and hosted by Vincent Price. Originally aired 18 September 1960. Contains the original Chevrolet commercials. Sound quality is bad (no, I cannot fix this).
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; The Chevy Mystery Show; Cesar Romero; Vincent Price; Anthology; Anthology series; Drama; Chevrolet
Downloads: 1,045 |  |
| ''Stage 7'' - Tiger at Noon
An episode of "Stage 7", a filmed dramatic anthology series of the mid-1950s. Originally broadcast on 27 February 1955, this is a 1959 syndication print.
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; 1950s; 50s; Fifties; Stage 7; Anthology; Anthology series
Downloads: 641 |  |
| ''Four Star Playhouse'' - The Wild Bunch
An episode of the popular anthology series "Four Star Playhouse". This episode aired 17 February 1955. This copy is missing the opening titles. Cast consists of Charles Boyer, Gigi Perreau, Natalie Wood, Noreen Nash, B.G. Norman, Tommy Cook, Willa Pearl Curtis, and Bill Walker.
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; Four Star Playhouse; Charles Boyer; Anthology; Anthology series; Comedy |  |
| Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts - 3 August 1953
An unusual episode of "Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts". Arthur, as usual, blabs a lot during the episode. His guests include an unfortunately-named singing trio, a pianist, and an opera singer. Before each segment Arthur blabs a lot. Also includes the original commercial! That's not a typo! Just one commercial during the entire 30 minutes! Wow! Also, Arthur blabs a lot. Warning: Picture quality is so bad your eyes will bleed.
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; Variety Series; Variety Show; 1950s; 50s; Fifties; Blab; Blabs; Blabbermouth; Arthur Godfrey
Downloads: 724 |  |
| ''The Milton Berle Show'' - 13 March 1956
An episode of the comedy-variety series "The Milton Berle Show", with guest stars Zsa Zsa Gabor, Denise Darcel, The Four Step Brothers, and The Seven Ashtons. This is a B&W copy of a color telecast, with the color version being lost.
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; 1950s; 50s; Fifties; The Milton Berle Show; Zsa Zsa Gabor; Variety Series; Variety Show
Downloads: 522 |  |
| ''The Colgate Comedy Hour'' - 19 September 1954
An episode of "The Colgate Comedy Hour", with host Eddie Fisher, and the following guests: comedy-music group The Vagabonds, singer Peggy Lee, ballet dancers Maria Tallchief & Frederic Franklin, violinist Mischa Elman, singer & trumpet player Louis Armstrong, and boxer Rocky Marciano.
Keywords: Classic TV; Variety Show; Variety Series; Peggy Lee; Louis Armstrong; Eddie Fisher; The Colgate Comedy Hour; Colgate Comedy Hour
Downloads: 963
Average rating: (2 reviews) |  |
| Tales Of Frankenstein (The Face In The Tombstone Mirror) - Pilot
Tales Of Frankenstein (The Face In The Tombstone Mirror) - Pilot A collaboration between Screen Gems and Hammer Studios and written by Kurt Siodmack, the creator of The Wolfman. This TV pilot looks like a combination of Universal and Hammer Frankenstein movies.
Keywords: tales; frankenstein; face; tombstone; mirror; Kurt Siodmack; unsold; pilot; science fiction; horror; Hammer; Universal; Screen Gems; TV; series
Downloads: 1,505
Average rating:  (1 review) |  |
| ''The Pat Boone-Chevy Showroom'' - 13 February 1958
An episode of "The Pat Boone-Chevy Showroom", with host Pat Boone and guests Gina Lollobrigida and Jimmy Dean. This copy is missing the chevy ads.
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; 1950s; 50s; Fifties; Pat Boone; Gina Lollobrigida; Jimmy Dean; Variety Series; Variety Show; ABC
Downloads: 571 |  |
| ''Frankie Laine Time'' - 5 September 1956
An episode of the summer replacement variety series "Frankie Laine Time". Guests include the singer popular with youth (Johnnie Ray), the comedian (Gene Baylos), the dancer (???), the obscure traditional pop singer (Ann Gilbert), and the token African-American (Eddie Heywood). Most variety show episodes give you 1 or 2 of these things, this one gives you all five!
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; Variety Show; Variety Series; Frankie Laine; Frankie Laine Time; Summer Replacement; Johnnie Ray; Ann Gilbert; Eddie Heywood
Downloads: 781 |  |
| 1957 episode of "The Price is Right"
1957 episode of "The Price is Right" complete with original commercials.
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; 50's; 50s; 1950's; 1950s; Fifties; Game Show; Shows; Series; Prizes; Kinescope; Kinescopes
Downloads: 8,288
Average rating: (9 reviews) |  |
| ''Texaco Star Theater'' - 29 November 1949
An episode of the hugely popular comedy-variety series "Texaco Star Theater". Hosted by Milton Berle, this was one of the first "hit" television series. Please note that short sections of this episode are missing (most notably in the middle of the dance act)
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; Early Television; 1940s; 40s; 1940s TV; 1940s Television; Comedy; Variety Show; Variety Series
Downloads: 794 |  |
| ''The Star and the Story'' - Payment in Kind
An episode of anthology series "The Star and the Story" titled "Payment in Kind", starring Howard Duff. Sound quality is iffy. Originally broadcast 28 January 1956. (did this upload turn out OK? My computer froze while I was uploading it and I had to re-start it)
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; 1950s; 50s; Fifties; Drama; The Star and the Story; Howard Duff; Anthology; Anthology series
Average rating:  (1 review) |  |
| ''The Liberace Show'' - Great Personalities
An episode of "Liberace" from 1954. Liberace's guests in this episode include Nick Lucas and Gilda Gray. Lots of music and a few surprises. (I am having problems with my DVD ripper. If the audio is out of sync, please tell me so I can fix it)
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; 1950s; 50s; Fifties; Liberace; The Liberace Show; Nick Lucas; Piano; Pianist; Variety Show; Variety Series; Popular Music
Downloads: 998
Average rating: (1 review) |  |
| ''The Ed Wynn Show'' - 14 January 1950
An episode of "The Ed Wynn Show", an early television comedy-variety series. This episode features special guests Olga San Juan and Howard Duff. Includes the original 1950 commercials for Camel cigarettes.
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; 1950s; 50s; Fifties; Comedy; Variety series; Ed Wynn; The Ed Wynn Show; Early Television; Olga San Juan; Howard Duff
Downloads: 914 |  |
| Tales Of Frankenstein (Jack The Ripper)
Second episode of an unsold anthology series.
Keywords: tales; frankenstein; Jack the Ripper; Jack; ripper; face; tombstone; mirror; Kurt Siodmack; unsold; pilot; science fiction; horror; Hammer; Universal; Screen Gems; TV; series
Downloads: 898
Average rating: (2 reviews) |  |
| 'The Face is Familiar' (1966 Game Show)
Episode of the 1966 summer replacement series "The Face is Familiar", a game show with a rather interesting concept. Complete with original commercials. Guests include June Lockhart ("Lost in Space") and Bob Crane ("Hogan's Heroes").
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; 1966; 60's; 60s; 1960's; 1960s; Sixties; Game Show; Shows; Series; Puzzle; Kinescope; Kinescopes; Rare; Retro
Downloads: 4,380
Average rating: (6 reviews) |  |
| 'You Bet Your Life' - Secret Word: Water
"You Bet Your Life" episode, secret word "Water". Also features some commercials for Desoto. Starring Groucho Marx.
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; 50's; 50s; 1950's; 1950s; Fifties; Game Show; Shows; Series; Quiz; Public Domain; Groucho Marx
Downloads: 8,942
Average rating: (8 reviews) |  |
| 1950's Variety Series ''Colgate Comedy Hour'' (Aired 2/3/1952)
An episode of "The Colgate Comedy Hour", one of the more expensive variety-series of the earliest days of television's growing popularity. Guests in this episode are: Donald O'Connor, Kay Starr, and Ben Blue. Complete with commercials, and a funny sketch spoofing tin-pan-alley songwriting.
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; Colgate; Commercials; Variety Series; 50s; 50's; 1950s; 1950's; Fifties; 1952; Old Time Television; Kinescope
Downloads: 3,011
Average rating:  (2 reviews) |  |
| ''The George Gobel Show'' - 2 October 1954
An episode of the popular NBC comedy series "The George Gobel Show". This is the first episode of the show. His guests are Peggy King and Fred MacMurray (who is told by Gobel to do NOTHING during the episode, since he is their guest). Complete with original commercials.
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; 1950s; 50s; Fifties; Comedy; Variety Series; Variety Show; Popular; NBC; The George Gobel Show; LOL; Fabulous Fifties
Downloads: 852 |  |
| ''Cavalcade of Stars'' - Fragments
Fragmentary footage (possibly from two different episodes) of the DuMont Television Network series "Cavalcade of Stars", with Jackie Gleason. Please forgive the painfully bad picture & sound quality. Segments include: June Taylor dancers, Jackie Gleason stand-up comedy, Jane Pickens sings two songs, "The Bachelor" sketch, June Taylor dancers, Lysol commercial, Novelty comedy trio (contains mild stereotypical image), Spoof of product testing.
Keywords: Cavalcade of Stars; Jackie Gleason; 1950s; 50s; Fifties; Classic TV; Variety Show; Variety Series; June Taylor Dancers; DuMont Network; DuMont Television Network; Jane Pickens
Downloads: 554 |  |
| Date with the Angels - 1950s Family Sitcom - Christmas Episode
Episode "Santa's Helper" of the oddly-named 1950s sitcom "Date with the Angels". In this episode, the lead character tries to get a job for an elderly friend, which causes trouble when, after getting a job as a Department store Santa, he starts giving away toys for free. Starring Betty White. Sorry for picture quality flaws caused by issues beyond my control. Uploaded by: "The_Emperor_Of_Television"
Keywords: Classic TV; TV; Classic Television; Television; 50s; 50's; 1950s; 1950's; Fifties; Sitcom; Show; Shows; Series; Christmas; 1957; Betty White; Date with the Angels
Downloads: 3,483
Average rating: (3 reviews) |  |
| 'Do You Trust Your Wife' with Johnny Carson
An 1958 episode of "Do You Trust Your Wife" starring Johnny Carson, complete and unedited. Rated G. This series was a daytime game show.
Keywords: Classic TV; 50's; 50s; 1950's; 1950s; Fifties; Television; Public Domain; Retro; Daytime TV; Game Show; Shows; Series; Quiz
Downloads: 4,702
Average rating: (5 reviews) |  |
| ''The Star and the Story'' - Dark Stranger
An episode of the anthology series "The Star and the Story", originally aired 8 January 1955. This episode stars Edmond O'Brien and Joanne Woodward, and has an unusual story about a writer who writes a book, only for one of the characters to appear to have become real.
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; The Star and the Story; Anthology; Anthology series; 1950s; 50s; Fifties; Drama; Edmond O'Brien; Joanne Woodward |  |
| ''You Bet Your Life with Groucho Marx'' - Secret Word Clock
An episode of Groucho Marx's popular 1950's Television series, "You Bet Your Life", which aired from 1950 to 1961. A 'comedic quiz show", it proved an instant hit with both viewers and critics. As the series was produced on film, many episodes still exist. Even today, you can find this series in repeats due to it's public domain status. This episode is complete with DeSoto commercials. It was one of many non-rigged quiz shows of the 1950's which suffered in the ratings due to the scandals surrou...
Keywords: 1950's TV; 1950s Television; Groucho Marx; 1950s TV; 1950's Television; 50s TV; 50's TV; 50s Television; 50's Television; DeSoto; Fifties; Fifties TV; Fifties Television; Classic TV; Quiz Show; Shows; Series
Downloads: 10,834
Average rating: (4 reviews) |  |
| ''Cavalcade of Stars'' - 2 September 1950, 19 August 1950
The surviving footage from two episodes of DuMont's variety series "Cavalcade of Stars" starring Jackie Gleason. To my knowledge, neither episode survives complete. Please forgive the very poor picture quality. Guest include: vaudeville duo Smith & Dale, singer Gracie Barrie, singer Donald Richards, pianist Victor Borge, and Frances Langford. Gleason barely appears in the surviving footage. The picture quality from a worn-out tape is so horrible that your eyes will bleed and you will want your e...
Keywords: Cavalcade of Stars; Jackie Gleason; 1950s; 50s; Fifties; DuMont Network; DuMont Television Network; Bad Picture Quality; Crappy Picture Quality; My Eyes are Bleeding; Variety Series; Variety Show; Old; Smith & Dale; June Taylor Dancers
Downloads: 499 |  |
| The Colgate Comedy Hour - 1 April 1951
An episode of the popular NBC series "The Colgate Comedy Hour", featuring the famous Eddie Cantor. The episode promises "new talent", some of which you've heard of (such as Eddie Fisher and William Warfield), and some of which you haven't (such as Tony and Eddy). In any case, a diverse range of talent appears, both high-brow and low-brow. The picture quality is very poor, though. According to an article in Variety magazine from 14 November 1951, the series cost $40,000 per an episode to produce ...
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; 1950s; 50s; Fifties; Classic Television; Live TV; Live Television; Eddie Cantor; Variety Series; Variety Show; 1951; Fabulous Fifties; Talented People; Popular; Old; Retro; Colgate Comedy Hour; The Colgate Comedy Hour
Downloads: 966 |  |
| ''The Big Record'' - 27th November 1957
An episode of the 1957-1958 CBS variety series "The Big Record", starring Patti Page, and guest-starring Georgia Gibbs, Walter Slezak, The Shepherd Sisters, Guylaine Guy, Erroll Garner, and special guest star Johnnie Ray. Also containing original commercials for Oldsmobile, Pillsbury, Golden Dial soap, and Kellogg's Special K. The first-half of the 60-minute episodes competed against "Disneyland" and "Wagon Train", while the second-half competed against "Tombstone Territory" and "Father Knows Be...
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; Patti Page; Johnnie Ray; Georgia Gibbs; Oldsmobile; Variety Series; Variety Show; Music; 1950s Music; 50s Music; Fifties Music; Classic Television; Short-Lived; Live TV; Live Television; Hits; Flop; Flops
Downloads: 1,184 |  |
| ''The Frank Sinatra Show'' - May 5, 1951
I had previously uploaded about 24 minutes of this, but finally, I can upload the whole episode I have of "The Frank Sinatra Show". As You'd assume, it's a musical-variety series. In some ways, despite Frank's many talents, this show is a bit of a mess when compared with some other high-profile star series of the time. Guests include Dagmar and June Hutton. At first I thought this was one episode and a partial episode, but it seems to be a complete episode...
Keywords: Classic TV; TV; Television; Classic Television; 50s; 1950s; Fifties; 50's; 1950's; 50s TV; 50's TV; 1950s TV; 1950's TV; 50s Television; 50's Television; 1950s Television; 1950's Television; Variety Series; Live TV; Live Television; Music; The Frank Sinatra Show; Frank Sinatra; Bulova Watches; Commercials
Downloads: 4,276
Average rating: (7 reviews) |  |
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